1. The end of the regional convergence in mortality in the European Union? Evidence from France and Germany • Florian Bonnet, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Pavel Grigoriev, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany; France Meslé, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Michael Muehlichen, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany.

2. Continuity and change in spatial patterns in UK fertility: the case of London • Hannaliis Jaadla, University of Cambridge; Alice Reid, University of Cambridge; Eilidh Garrett, Cambridge University.

3. Analysing population decline trajectories in regional Europe: a sequence analysis • Niall Newsham, University of Liverpool.